Fog Aids Rum Fleet Off New York Blockade
United Press dispatch from Clifton New York May 11 reports fog and mist allowed eight of the 30 liquor laden rum ships to move inshore while the dry navy planned to meet any blockade breach. Coast guard radiograms and air picket boats organized patrols as officials foresee a crisis in enforcement and maintain watches with three days at sea and three in port.
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United Press
Clifton
N. Y
New York
Coast Guard
Aect
Hrbase
Operators Seek Drastic Injunction Against UMWA
Open shop coal operators in northern West Virginia filed for a new drastic injunction to bar UMWA interference with non union mines as the industrial clash widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America Today
Amundsen Postpones Polar Flight Until End of May
Oslo dispatch reports explorer Ronald Amundsen delays his planned polar flight due to bad weather. He remains near King's Bay Spitzbergen with two airplanes awaiting improved conditions.
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Oslo
Ronald Amundsen
Explorer
Amundsen
King’s Bay
Spitzbergun
Debt talks resume between U S and France over 4 billion
Washington reports debt negotiations between the United States and France resumed today over the four billion dollar obligation to America. Both sides aim to reach an accord on the disputed debt and related terms amid ongoing financial discussions.
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Lunitel Press
Deispatch
Washington
United States
France
America
Perjured Testimony Indicts Witness in Brooklyn
Nicholas Luciano, who testified to convict three men in the murder of a bank messenger, was indicted for perjury after admitting his statements were false. The indictment follows his earlier testimony which led to the electric chair for the three men.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Nicholas Luciano
Man Drives Car Into Train In Embanked Crash
Clifford Hobson, 24, appeared in city court on charges of driving an auto while intoxicated after his car collided with a fast freight train. The impact hurled the machine 80 feet down an embankment, landing upright with Hobson clinging to the steering wheel and uninjured.
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Indianapolis
Clifford Hobson
Hobson
Noted French general sails to Oran fighting zone
Marshal Fanecef D Esperay, a premier French general, has sailed for Al geria bound for Oran as Riffian resistance increases in Morocco. The War Office confirms seriousness of the Moroccan crisis and plans call for reinforcements, air and artillery, aiming for a decisive victory to end incursions from the north.
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Lunitist Press
Dispatci
Paris
Fanecef D’esperay
Algeria
Oran
Morocco
War Office
Marshal Lyautey
Painleve
Death by poison liquor shocks Muncie hotel scene
The body of G. R. Dance of Chicago was found in a Muncie hotel room Sunday. Police found two full bottles of liquor. An autopsy by the county coroner ruled death due to bad alcohol.
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Munci
Ind
G. R. Dance
Chicago
Bootleger hunted in sink to death of traveling salesman
Loganport police pursue a bootlegger suspected of poisoning his wares after James Gleason a traveling salesman from South Bend dies in a local hotel from acute alcoholism.
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Dispatch
Logansport
James Gleason
South Ben
Mines Closed in Orders of Lewis Go Up
Reports from District 11 United Mine Workers indicate all cooperative mines in the district suspended operations under the order of International President Lewis. Mines had prepared to close before the injunction ruling was handed down in Indianapolis federal court Saturday.
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Terre Haute
District 11
United Mine Workers of America Today
International
Lewis
Indianapolis
Ruling Limits Gun Toting by Horse Thief Detectives
Indianapolis report says Horse Thief Detective association members may carry guns only while pursuing horse thieves or similar felons. Attorney General Gilliam insists the 1866 act grants no broader powers, prompting revocation of gun licenses. Fifty members were arrested at the polls amid primary election-related tensions and remain charged with weapons or vagrancy offenses.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Horse Thief Detective Association
Indiana
Gilliam
William Parker
Greensburg
Rising Costs Drive Faster Money Circulation Says Dewey
The article notes that higher prices and modern commerce require more cash, leading to the silver dollar's disuse. It cites Dewey on printing delays, stating new bills reach circulation in ten days, though tests suggest a month and weeks of seasoning are needed.
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Treasury
Dewey
Eleven Die As Express Train Hits Truck in Berlin
An express train struck an automobile truck at a crossing near Berlin on May 11, killing eleven occupants and injuring four. Authorities cited crossing watchman carelessness as the cause.
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Berlin
Sinking tragedy leaves twenty missing after Norman ship wreck
Memphis reports search for twenty missing from the Norman steamship disaster that claimed twenty three lives. Rescue efforts stretched into May 11 as authorities work to locate survivors and recover bodies in the wrecked vessel region.
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Cunsteed Prisss Dispatci
Memphis
Tenn
Three Die in DynamiTe Explosion at Colorado Fuel Yard
Three men were killed and another injured in an explosion of 3 500 pounds of dynamite in the yards of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company in Pueblo Colorado today.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Permit Heavy Hand City Wide
A column questions the prevalence of permits and licenses in city life. It cites city clerk Cletus Gill and the city council issuing building, peddler, and utility permits while claiming a permit system aims to restrain a small minority to protect the majority.
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Webster
Cletus Gill
Water Company
Gill
City Council
Yee Council
Council
Brilliant Field for Great Kentucky Derby
Eighty thousand fans will watch the 51st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday May 16 as a strong field vies for fame and the $50 000 purse. Trainers and owners chase the prize while lovers of the thoroughbred travel from across the country and abroad to witness the race. The field, though reduced, includes contenders ranked with the greats of American racing.
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Louisville
America
Churchill Downs
Treasury plans record money printing and longer dollar life
Washington May 11. The treasury will print 200 million silk fibre sheets yielding eight notes each. Beginning July 1 the Bureau of Engraving and Printing runs at full capacity to meet demand while a currency reserve is built. The plan aims to extend the life of the dollar from about eight months to roughly a year to curb wear and fraying.
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Washington
Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
C. S. Dewey
Body of Elderly Man Found Near Salem Indiana
The body of an elderly man, likely slain and dumped from a passing car, was found near Big Springs eight miles from Salem. A shirt marked Indianapolis and initials J W M with T H inscription suggest a potential Indianapolis residence. Coroner Dr. J S Kelley and Sheriff Charles Moore brought the body to Salem for identification.
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Salem
Ind
Big Springs
Indianapolis
T. H
William Wilson
J. S. Kelley
Charles Moore
Herbert Quick Dies at 61 During Missouri Journalism Week
Herbert Quick, 61, author and editor of Berkeley Springs West Virginia, died of heart trouble in a Columbus Missouri hospital after being stricken during the University of Missouri journalism week. He was born in Iowa and later practiced law before turning to writing.
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Columbus
Herbert Quick
Berkeley Spring
W. Va
Quick
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Iowa
Mason City
la Follette
Hawkins Ordered Returned for Trial in Indiana Fraud Case
Morton Hawkins, once head of the Hawkins Mortgage Co, was ordered by the U S circuit court of appeals to be returned to Indianapolis to stand trial on charges of fraudulent use of the mails.
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United Press Dispatch
Cincinnati
Ohio
Morton Hawkins
Hawkins Mortgae Company
Indianapolis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ex Kansas Governor Goes On Trial Today
Topeka May 11 Jonathan Davis former Kansas governor faces trial charged with soliciting a bribe to pardon a convict. He served on the federal farm board during Wilsons administration and authored Vandemarks Folly and The Hawk eye.
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Topeka
Kas
Jonathan Davis
Kansas
Wilson
Quick
Federal Farm Board
Vandemark
Speeding Tops State Police Arrests Last Week in Indianapolis
State police reports to Secretary of State Frederick Schortemeier that among 166 arrests last week, 100 were for speeding. The figures come from a report by Robert T. Humes, chief, dated May 11.
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Indianapolis
Frederick Schortemeier
Robert T. Humes
Knights Templar Conclave Arrives in Indianapolis May Week
Knights Templar from 62 commanderies arrive in Indianapolis for the annual state conclave. Preparatory committee meetings and a banquet for past grand commanders and officers are set. The parade is planned for Tuesday with sessions Wednesday and Thursday. about 2,500 Masons and their wives expected.
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Indianapolis
Knights Templar
Oxen Haul Logs Boosted by Indiana Land Buyer
In Pike and Dubois counties Herman Bryant of Ingle Investment Co buys hundreds of acres from Judge John F. Dillon and clears them with two yokes of work oxen. He uses the animals to pull logs through swamps and even lent them to promote The Covered Wagon in Evansville.
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Petersburg
Ind
Pike County
Dubois County
Herman Bryant
Ingle Investment Company
John F. Dillon
57Th Judicial Circuit
Bryan
Evansville
Woman held for bigamy in Indianapolis case
Sobbing for her two babies, Letta Simmons 21 of Bowling Green Kentucky was jailed for bigamy in Indianapolis. She said she ran away to marry Harry Nicholson without divorcing Shelton Simmons, and Nicholson took the two children away. She sought a home for her children.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Letta Simmons
Bowling Green
Harry Nicholson
Shelton Simmons
Simmons
Rail death report in Winchester crushes brakeman
Beryl Shelley aged 32 and a brakeman died when he fell between two freight cars at a Winchester site. The incident left him crushed to death. Local investigators were called to the scene.
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Winchester
Ind
Beryl Shelley
Germans Shot in Berlin as Hindenburg Parade Opens
Two Reichs banner men were killed and five others wounded near Berlin during fascist celebrations for Hindenburg's arrival to become president. Police deployed at least ten thousand, while anti-Hindenburg demonstrations clashed with authorities and window seats sold for up to 150 dollars along the procession route.
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United Press Dispatch
Berlin
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Oderberg
Hindenburg
Neerstrausse Station
Presidential Palace
Kaiser
Neerstrasse
Socialists Consider City Ticket Push in Indiana
In Indianapolis and other cities, the Socialist party weighs placing municipal tickets for fall elections. Delegates meet to organize, with Eugene V. Debs denouncing capitalistic mismanagement of civilization to rally support.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Socialist Party
Indiana
Terre Haute
Kokomo
Eugene V. Debs
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